An Economic Evaluation of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) in Alberta, Canada.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of allogeneic blood transfusion (ABT) on clinical outcomes in patients with colorectal cancer undergoing surgery. BACKGROUND:Perioperative ABTs may be associated with adverse clinical outcomes. METHODS:Systematic review of the literature with odds ratio (OR) and incidence rate ratio ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Acheson AG,Brookes MJ,Spahn DR

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether insulinlike growth factor-I (IGF-I) and hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) cooperate to induce migration and invasion of human colorectal carcinoma (CRC) cells and whether the effects of IGF-I and/or HGF are mediated through activation of the urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA)/uPA receptor...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Bauer TW,Fan F,Liu W,Johnson M,Parikh NU,Parry GC,Callahan J,Mazar AP,Gallick GE,Ellis LM

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a prospective study of 112 patients suspected of periampullary cancer endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) was successfully performed in 87 patients (78%). Technical failures were due to gastric outlet obstruction in four patients and inability to cannulate the ampulla of Vater in 21 patients. Succ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Hall TJ,Blackstone MO,Cooper MJ,Hughes RG,Moossa AR

更新日期：1978-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether translocation of bacteria or endotoxin occurred into the thoracic duct in patients with multiple organ failure (MOF). SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Translocation of bacteria or endotoxin has been proposed as a causative factor for MOF in patients without an infectious focus, although it has ra...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Lemaire LC,van Lanschot JB,Stoutenbeek CP,van Deventer SJ,Dankert J,Oosting H,Gouma DJ

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The authors evaluated the causal relationship between entrapment of the posterior tibial nerve and neuropathic pain and describe the results of nerve decompression in a selected group of patients with intractable pain. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Painful metabolic neuropathy has, until recently, been thought to ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Wieman TJ,Patel VG

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether an intervention with smoking cessation starting 4 weeks before general and orthopedic surgery would reduce the frequency of postoperative complications. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Complications are a major concern after elective surgery and smokers have an increased risk. There is insuffici...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Lindström D,Sadr Azodi O,Wladis A,Tønnesen H,Linder S,Nåsell H,Ponzer S,Adami J

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent reports cite better survival when repeatedly rejecting renal allografts are removed and patients returned to hemodialysis. However, the criteria for graft removal remain undefined; although some reports recommend removing all kidneys undergoing a third rejection. In our series (1968-1973) of 316 patients with t...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Matas AJ,Simmons RL,Kjellstrand CM,Fryd DS,Najarian JS

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aims to evaluate whether graduates of integrated vascular surgery residency (IVSR) programs achieve similar surgical outcomes in clinical practice as compared to graduates of vascular surgery fellowships (VSF). SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Early sub-specialization through IVSR programs decreases the to...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Smith BK,Finlayson SRG,Perler BA,Presson AP,Allen CM,Brooke BS

更新日期：2020-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND BACKGROUND:Local and distant disease recurrence are frequently observed following pancreatic cancer resection, but an improved understanding of resection margin assessment is required to aid tailored therapies. METHODS:Analyses were carried out to assess the association between clinical characteristics a...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Ghaneh P,Kleeff J,Halloran CM,Raraty M,Jackson R,Melling J,Jones O,Palmer DH,Cox TF,Smith CJ,O'Reilly DA,Izbicki JR,Scarfe AG,Valle JW,McDonald AC,Carter R,Tebbutt NC,Goldstein D,Padbury R,Shannon J,Dervenis C,G

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study was designed to determine whether the volume and type of fluid administered for pancreaticoduodenectomy impacts postoperative outcomes. BACKGROUND:Three percent hypertonic saline (HYS) has been suggested as a means of reducing the volume of fluid required to sustain tissue perfusion in the periope...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Lavu H,Sell NM,Carter TI,Winter JM,Maguire DP,Gratch DM,Berman RA,Feil MG,Grunwald Z,Leiby BE,Pequignot EC,Rosato EL,Yeo CJ

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dilution technique for determining cardiac output using indocyanine green dye is limited in patients weighing less than 20 kg because of the obligatory volume loss. Reproducible achieved using the green dye dilution method by the establishment of a low flow peripheral arteriovenous shunt. The shunt materials were ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Deeb GM,Borovetz HS,Griffith BP,Hardesty RL

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The primary aim of this study was to delineate the role of computed tomography (CT) in patients undergoing NOM for AGSW. BACKGROUND:Nonoperative management (NOM) of abdominal gunshot wounds (AGSWs) remains controversial. METHODS:This prospective study included all patients with abdominal gunshot injuries ad...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Navsaria PH,Nicol AJ,Edu S,Gandhi R,Ball CG

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical pulmonary embolic disease was categorized into four classes according to hemodynamic and respiratory effects of the occlusion at the time of diagnosis. A new approach to management of massive embolization (Class III and IV) by transvenous catheter embolectomy was attempted in ten patients with initial success...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Greenfield LJ,Peyton MD,Brown PP,Elkins RC

更新日期：1974-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare outcomes of fenestrated (FEVAR) and open repairs of complex abdominal aortic aneurysms (cAAA). BACKGROUND:FEVAR has emerged as an alternative to open surgery for treating cAAA, but direct comparisons are limited. METHODS:We studied all repairs of intact or symptomatic cAAA in the Vascular Quality...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： O'Donnell TFX,Boitano LT,Deery SE,Schermerhorn ML,Schanzer A,Beck AW,Green RM,Takayama H,Patel VI

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We reviewed our experience with pediatric chest wall tumors (CWTs) to identify variables associated with survival, scoliosis development, and need for corrective scoliosis surgery. BACKGROUND:Chest wall neoplasms in children or adolescents are rare. Consequently, there are few large series that detail surviv...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Saltsman JA,Danzer E,Hammond WJ,Rhee D,Berhe S,Monteagudo J,Price AP,Heaton TE,Jones DR,LaQuaglia MP

更新日期：2019-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma and nine patients with minimal residual disease (MRD) but at high risk for recurrence following nephrectomy received weekly four milligram intradermal injections of purified RNA extracted from lymphoid organs of sheep immunized with human renal cell carcinoma. Eight...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Ramming KP,deKernion JB

更新日期：1977-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the widespread recognition of coartation of the aorta there are still many patients in whome the diagnosis is not made. A simple clinical test which is useful in making the diagnosis in infants and adults, is described. It depends upon the differential color changes between fingers and toes after releasing a m...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Gerbode F

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Mycophenolate mofetil (MM) is a new immunosuppressive agent that reversibly inhibits guanine nucleotide synthesis and DNA replication. Its activity is highly selective for T and B lymphocytes. Two open-label multicenter trials of MM in renal transplantation have been performed. This report summarizes the resu...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Deierhoi MH,Kauffman RS,Hudson SL,Barber WH,Curtis JJ,Julian BA,Gaston RS,Laskow DA,Diethelm AG

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study sought to minimize juxta-anastomotic neointimal hyperplasia (JNIH) following the use of polytetrafluorethylene (PTFE) conduits. PTFE anastomoses to canine carotid arteries (noncuff grafts) were compared with grafts with vein cuffs interposed proximally and distally between the graft and native artery. This ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Suggs WD,Henriques HF,DePalma RG

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five-year survival after resection of hepatic metastases from colorectal cancer is 25%. Although resection palliates some patients who do not live that long, 50% of patients so treated are not helped at all. Until ignorance of a cancer's real stage is resolved by improved techniques, the evaluation and choice of thera...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Wagner JS,Adson MA,Van Heerden JA,Adson MH,Ilstrup DM

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess ischemia and reperfusion (I/R) injury in a hemihepatectomy model in pigs after prolonged continuous or intermittent vascular inflow occlusion in the liver. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Massive intraoperative blood loss during liver resections can be prevented by temporary vascular inflow occlusion, cons...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： van Wagensveld BA,van Gulik TM,Gelderblom HC,Scheepers JJ,Bosma A,Endert E,Gouma DJ

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To discuss the difficulties in dealing with infected or exposed ventral hernia mesh, and to illustrate one solution using an autogenous abdominal wall reconstruction technique. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:The definitive treatment for any infected prosthetic material in the body is removal and substitution. When ...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Szczerba SR,Dumanian GA

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study is to evaluate the oncological outcomes of robotic total mesorectal excision (TME) at an NCI designated cancer center. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:The effectiveness of laparoscopic TME could not be established, but the robotic-assisted approach may hold some promise, with improved visualiza...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Sammour T,Malakorn S,Bednarski BK,Kaur H,Shin US,Messick C,You YN,Chang GJ

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One-hundred and forty eight patients operated upon for chronic pancreatitis were reviewed retrospectively in 5-20 year followup. Treatment was by drainage of the duct of Wirsung to adefunctionalized jejunal loop, distal pancreatectomy, pancreato-duodenectomy, splanchnicectomy with an operative mortality of 5%. Influen...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Leger L,Lenriot JP,Lemaigre G

更新日期：1974-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study hypothesized that tumor size, number of tumors, surgical approach, and tumor histology significantly affected microwave ablation (MWA) success and recurrence-free survival. BACKGROUND:Although many hepatobiliary centers have adopted MWA, the factors that influence local control are not well descri...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Groeschl RT,Pilgrim CH,Hanna EM,Simo KA,Swan RZ,Sindram D,Martinie JB,Iannitti DA,Bloomston M,Schmidt C,Khabiri H,Shirley LA,Martin RC,Tsai S,Turaga KK,Christians KK,Rilling WS,Gamblin TC

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the accuracy of the modified Fried Index (mFI) and the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) to predict death or patient-reported new disability 90 days after major elective surgery. BACKGROUND:The association of frailty with patient-reported outcomes, and comparisons between preoperative frailty instrumen...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： McIsaac DI,Taljaard M,Bryson GL,Beaulé PE,Gagné S,Hamilton G,Hladkowicz E,Huang A,Joanisse JA,Lavallée LT,MacDonald D,Moloo H,Thavorn K,van Walraven C,Yang H,Forster AJ

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prognostic and postoperative monitoring capabilities of the CEA assay were compared to pathological staging of the operative specimens, clinical followup including endoscopy, radiology and scanning techniques, as well as DNCB skin testing and laboratory enzyme determinations (alkaline phosphatase and transaminase)...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Herrera MA,Chu TM,Holyoke ED

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore challenges and opportunities for surgery departments' academic missions as they become increasingly affiliated with expanding health systems. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Academic medicine is in the midst of unprecedented change. In addition to facing intense competition, narrower margins, and decrease...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Chhabra KR,Diaz A,Byrnes MA,Rajkumar A,Yang P,Dimick JB,Nathan H

更新日期：2020-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the prognostic significance of histologic type/subtype in a large series of patients with primary resected retroperitoneal sarcoma. BACKGROUND:The histologic diversity and rarity of retroperitoneal sarcoma has hampered the ability to predict patient outcome. METHODS:From a single-institution, p...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Tan MC,Brennan MF,Kuk D,Agaram NP,Antonescu CR,Qin LX,Moraco N,Crago AM,Singer S

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether primary tumor resection in patients with metastatic pheochromocytoma or paraganglioma (PPG) is associated with longer overall survival (OS). BACKGROUND:Patients with metastatic PPG have poor survival outcomes. The impact of surgical resection of the primary tumor on OS is not known. MET...

journal_title：Annals of surgery

authors： Roman-Gonzalez A,Zhou S,Ayala-Ramirez M,Shen C,Waguespack SG,Habra MA,Karam JA,Perrier N,Wood CG,Jimenez C

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00